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Archaeology lecture 2
- Mantheo was a Ptolemaic Historian
- 3rd Century BC he divided
Egyptian history into dynasties
- He had access to sources we don't
- He had access to sources we don't
- 3rd Century BC he divided
Egyptian history into dynasties
- Early Dynastic, 3000BC
- Whole country united, upper and
lower, governed from Memphis
- Years of stabilty and order
- Whole country united, upper and
lower, governed from Memphis
- End of late period??
- Macedonian Greek
Plotemics expelled
Persians
- Governed Egypt as part of
Meditteranian super state
until 30BC
- Governed Egypt as part of
Meditteranian super state
until 30BC
- Used Roman
Bread and Circus
system
- Macedonian Greek
Plotemics expelled
Persians
- Developement of burial rights
- Gebelein, 3200BC, foetal
position with grave goods
- Pots, probably with food and milk
- Concept of afterlife
- Pots, probably with food and milk
- Hierakonpolis- first major temple. Earlier
temple under later
- Symbols of Kingship eg.
Narmer Palette, explains
unification
- Standard depiction of power,
used in Roman times
- Standard depiction of power,
used in Roman times
- Symbols of Kingship eg.
Narmer Palette, explains
unification
- Early Dynastic
- Early royal burials
in Abydos
- Some cult activities
- Early royal burials
in Abydos
- Old kingdom, 2686-2181 BC
- 'Age of pyramids'
- Lower Egypt- Memphis and Nubia- are the focus
- Royal settings in
capital,
concentrated
population
- Pyramids concentrated in North, near Cairo
- Burial of King Djoser in 3rd dynasty
- Step pyramid at Saqqara
- Imhotep was
architect
- Visible from capital- power statement
- Had valley temple and harbour
for transportation and
ceremonies
- Step pyramid at Saqqara
- Burial of King Djoser in 3rd dynasty
- 'Age of pyramids'
- Gebelein, 3200BC, foetal
position with grave goods
- Middle KIngdom 2038-1650
- Preceeded by period
of disarser eg. loss
of centralissed
authority
- Emergene of king who
looked like kings of old
- Worshipped at
Abydos and Nubia
- Pyramids made of mud
brick covered in Stone
- Egypt later taken over by
Syrian Palastines, the Hixos
- Expanded in near east, ringing
Egypt with protective client
states
- Gold from Nubia
- Allowed for Temple
building eg. temple of
Amun in Karnu
- Allowed for Temple
building eg. temple of
Amun in Karnu
- KIngs buried in
Valley of the
Kings
- Brief period of monotheism under KIng
Akhenaten, unpopular and soon replaced
- Preceeded by period
of disarser eg. loss
of centralissed
authority
- Late period 664-332BC
- Memphis no longer base, kings
moved to Delta
- New capitals eg. Tanis in
eastern Delta
- New capitals eg. Tanis in
eastern Delta
- Weak and reused
materials
- Conquroed by Nubian Pharos
then twice by Perians
- Alexander expelled Persians then died
- Generals divided his
KIngdom, with Ptolemy
being best
- Egypt now faced Mediteranian
- Generals divided his
KIngdom, with Ptolemy
being best
- Memphis no longer base, kings
moved to Delta
- Ptolemiac dynasty, 305-30BC
- Building across Egypt
- Most famous was
Cleopatra VII
- Building across Egypt
- Roman period 30-396
- Overthrown by Romans
due to their influence
- Slight change in material culture, especially funerals,
but still mummified
- Art changed
- Art changed
- Overthrown by Romans
due to their influence
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